Socialist Soviet Republic of Lithuania and Belorussia

Lithuanian–Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic or Litbel was a Soviet republic. It was in the territories of modern Belarus and eastern Lithuania. It existed for about seven months during 1919. It was formed after the merger of Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia. The republic was went away after the Polish Army took over its claimed territory of eastern Lithuania during the Polish–Soviet War.

Lithuanian–Belorussian SSR Lietuvos–Baltarusijos TSR Літоўска–Беларуская ССР Литовско–Белорусская ССР
1919–1919
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Map of planned Litbel borders (thick blue line) superimposed on state borders of 1920
Capital	Vilnius, Minsk, Smolensk
Common languages	Lithuanian, Belarusian, Yiddish, Polish, Russian[1]
Government	Socialist state
Legislature	Council of People's Commissars
Historical era	World War I
• Established	February 17 1919
• Disestablished	July 17 1919
Preceded by Succeeded by Belarusian People's Republic Socialist Soviet Republic of Byelorussia Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (1918–1919) Republic of Lithuania (1918–1940) Second Polish Republic Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic